SUNDAY 22nd JANUARY 2012.

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME.

SUNDAY 22nd JANUARY 2012.

MASS TIMES: INTENTIONS:

Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. David Beckett

Sunday: 9.15 a.m. The Parish

11:00 a.m. Hughie Middleton

Monday: 9.15 a.m. Eileen O’Donovan

Tuesday: 9.15 a.m. Fr Joseph Ware

Wednesday: 9.15 a.m. Gladys Shanley A.

Thursday: 9:15 a.m. Michael Kiernan

Friday: 9.15 a.m. Frank Mitchell

Saturday: 9.15 a.m. Sean Floyd

Saturday Vigil Mass: 7.15 p.m. Eileen Garner

Sunday: 9.15 a.m. The Parish

11.00 a.m. Kate Banks

MORNING PRAYER:

9.00 a.m. in the Sacristy Office, except on Wednesday, when Novena prayers are held at 9.15 a.m. before Mass commences.

CONFESSIONS:

Confessions are heard every Saturday after morning Mass, and in the evening from 6.45 p.m. – 7.10 p.m.

BAPTISMS:

By appointment with Fr. Cooke. After speaking to Fr Cooke, it is important that parentscontactour Baptism Co-ordinator, Ann Siddall (01244 371787) who will arrange for members of our Baptism Team to discuss Baptism and the practical details.

ANNIVERSARIES:

Please remember in your prayers: Bridget O’Malley, William Hope, Mary (Molly) Tallon, Monica Tweedle, Olivia Trotter, Tony Comerford, Richard Monet, James Kilcoyne, Florence Donnolly, Dorothy Tallon, Reginald Walpole, Anne Cunniff, Ivy Katherine Vickery, Mary McCallum, Michael Gritten, William Carter, Edward Halligan, John Mahoney, Robert Stephen Macdonald, Vicky Smith, Susan Pollock, Charles Dutton, Christine Elizabeth Colgan, Gladys Lilian Shanley, Patricia Banks, Margaret Johnstone, Malcolm Anthony de-Monte, Mary (Mollie) Callow, Robert Charles Gore, Julia Jones, Mary Thompson, Sean Murphy, Anne Gritten, Adam Turner, Josephine Patricia Grehan, Phoebe Phillips, John Martin, Marie Cousins, Patrick Foley, Jean Anderson, Margaret Barrow.

LATELY DEAD:

George Bowyer and Jim Walpole. May they rest in peace.

OFFERTORY, W/E 15th JANUARY:

Loose Plate: £501.48

Planned Giving: £464.53

Average Weekly Standing Orders: £506.00

Thank you for your continued generosity.

THANK YOU:

Sean’s Floyd’s family would like to thank everyone for their kind wishes and support offered during this sad time. Donations at the Funeral Mass amounted to £600, and will go in support of the Hospice.

COFFEE AFTER MASS:

Tea and coffee is served in the Hall after both of the Sunday morning Masses.All welcome!

UPTON CHURCHES PRAYER DIARY:

This week we pray for:

• The residents of Newton Lane, Appleton Road and Handforth Road..
• For the Archive Group, Social Committees and fundraising groups..
• For the fellowship and sharing at social gatherings.

PASTORAL COUNCIL:

The minutes of the January meeting are now displayed on the Notice Board in the front porch. They include important information about the parish finances and the proposals to replace the floor tiles in the church with carpet. The next meeting will be on Monday 6th February.

CHRISTINGLE APPEAL FOR OAKS:

Margaret Jarrett sends her grateful thanks to those who gave so generously to the appeal for the OAKS charity (Overseas Aid for the Kids of Sierra Leone). £565.50 was raised in the parish and will be sent to the school in Bo, which is run by the charity.

HELP NEEDED:

There is a parishioner living in the Hoole area who would like to come to either 9.15 or 11.00 a.m. Mass but is unable to get here on her own. Is there anyone who would be willing to give her a lift? If you can help please phone 0778 624 8314.

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 2012:

The annual Week of Prayer continues until Wednesday 25th January. We pray that we may be more deeply united to our brother and sister churches so that Christ’s prayer “that they may be one” will become a reality.

Please do your best to support the following local events:

• Joint Service this Sunday in Chester Cathedral, starting at 3.30 p.m. The preacher will be Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster from 2000 to 2009. Music will be provided by the Cathedral Choir and the Choir of St. Nicholas Catholic High School, Hartford. All are welcome at the service.
• Prayer Service on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, in the Kempe Room, Holy Ascension Parish Church from 6.30 to 7.00 p.m. These services are led in turns by members from the three Upton churches.

FEASTS OF THE WEEK:

• Wednesday 25th is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. This day each year marks the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
• Saturday 28th is the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-74). He was one of the greatest teachers and writers in the history of the church, producing an enormous output during a comparatively short lifetime of 49 years. His special contribution was to develop a systematic understanding of Christian theology that embraced many of the ideas to be found in Greek and Islamic philosophy, and his writings are still studied today.

PARISH BUILDINGS COMMITTEE:

A number of meetings have been held with diocesan advisers and contractors about the church floor. It was agreed that the existing floor is in poor condition and needs to be replaced. Their unequivocal judgement is that the tile flooring should be replaced by carpet. This would be much easier to replace than tiles in the future, will retain warmth (and help keep heating costs down), dampen noise and by reducing the echo help to improve the audibility of the spoken word. Some parishioners have expressed a concern that carpet may adversely affect the sound of our fine organ. Expert advice is that that is most unlikely to be the case as the sound of the organ will continue to travel upwards into the acoustically sympathetic roof and not downwards to the floor.

The diocese has agreed to release church funds to fund the provision of carpet for the entire church, assisted by the most generous legacy from a parishioner.

The process is still at an early stage but when contracts have been agreed and dates for the work set, parishioners will be informed.

pauline.rourke; leech2000

DIOCESAN MASS:

A Diocesan Celebration of Married Life will be held in St Wilfrid’s Parish Church, Witton Street, Northwich, CW9 5NP, on Saturday 11th February. Bishop Mark Davies will celebrate Mass at 2.00 p.m. and married couples will be invited to renew their vows to each other. All married couples and their families and those couples who are preparing for the sacrament of marriage are welcome. This year we especially invite those couples celebrating a significant anniversary. Also welcome are those who are widowed and of course, anyone else who wishes to attend. Refreshments will be provided afterwards in the parish centre

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Following a meeting of the Social Committee the following activities are planned for 2012:

• Friday 24th February: “Focus on Kenya” -social evening in the Hall, featuring a presentation by staff and students from the Catholic High School about their 2011 expedition to Kenya.
• Sunday 10th June: BBQ to celebrate the feast of St Columba
• Friday 27th July: Trip to the Bar Convent Museum York.

In addition, there will be a Beetle Drive in the Hall, on a March date to be arranged.

Watch out for further details of these and any other events, in the Newsletter and the notice boards in the Church and the Hall. Should anyone have any further ideas for functions or wish to know more about the Social Activities Committee please contact Paul Wrigglesworth on 01244 382457 or paul.wrigglesworth

SPUC:

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is holding its annual ‘White Flower appeal’ at St. Columba’s next weekend, Sat/Sun 28th/29th January. The proceeds will be used to continue the campaign to protect vulnerable Human Life at every stage, but especially the unborn.

NEEDLES & PINS GROUP:

The next meeting of the group is on Wednesday January 25th at 2.00 p.m. in the Church Hall.

WEEKEND RETREAT FOR YOUNG ADULTS:

This is being held from 10-12th February at Katherine House, Salford. An opportunity for prayer, input and discussion. Cost: donation only. Further information from 0151 733 5475 or email maryannefcj

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:

This will be compiled by Brian Hall

Tel: 01244 371998

Email: bhhall

Items for inclusion can also be left in the blue folder in the Sacristy. Please ensure that all items are in place by 9.00 a.m. on Thursday. Please include a phone number in case of queries.

Please take your Newsletter home and use it for reference and prayer during the week.

Current and past issues of the Newsletter can be seen on the Parish website: www.stcolumbachester.org.uk

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